The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12


the feat He will again face Gilmore In the
near future for 81 900 side In this state.
Billy is on the straight road that leads TO
championship.
Jack McAullffe has had the temerity
TO say that Billy did not knock Gilmore
ont fairly. Billy now challenges Mean
| life 20 fight midway between Streator and
New York, for 81 800 to $4,000 per side.
Jack Dempsey who made such hustle
IN his debut will nght Denny Kelllher, the
Quincy middle.welght, In about three
weeks, The purse will be $1,000
Hand ball playing, the Irish National
Game, Is coming to the front, and courts
have been established In all the large cities.
Phil Casey of Brooklyn, is the champion
player OF America, and John Lawlor,
champion Of Great BrItian and Ireland, Is
tc play match with him on the 22d ult.,
for $4,000 and the champion of the world,
at New York city.
William Beach, champion single scull of
Australia, and Edward Hanlon, the famous
American sculler, will row for $4,000 and
the championship Of the world. on the 26th
ult
Gus Sunstrone and John Robinson, the
champion fancy swimmer, propose con-
test of six days, either In New York or
Boston
Tom Connors, the champion catch.as.
catch.can wrestler, Is about to make a
match with Lewis, known as the "strang
ler." If at all, II will occur outside OF
Chicago.
Ed J. Case Of Hamilton, Ont, has de-
feated James Grant of Cambridge, Mass,
and wrested from him the three. mile run
ming CHAMP mpionship of the world. Grants
record was 10 min. l0is seconds, and Case
lowered 1t 1917 seconds to II min. 81 sec
onds The race was for $500 per side.
rhe two-mie single scull race between
John Teemer and Jacob Grandeur, for
- 600 and the championship of America,
was rowed on Fritay morning, Oct. eth,
having been postponed day on account of
rough water. Teemer won by about IA
lengths, in 20 min. 2SSs seconds. Not over
$4,000 changed hands on the result.
Harry Bethune has been beaten by an
unknown-Jack Gibson-in 100 yard
race a, Ottawa, Can. over 100000 was
stake on the match, and Bethune's back.
ers were furious. The time was fast-9R
seconds.
J. w. Gray left Chicago on June 13, on
bicycle, travelled leisurely, visited places of
interest on the way, and arrived at San
Francisco about two weeks ago. He is the
third to accomplish the feat.
One of the most amusing things for out
Siders, is the spectacle Of gentlemen's clubs
in the east being taken in by hippodrome
fighters. Good purses are offered, and the
pugilists, by careful preparation, manage
to delude the clubs into believing they
have seen fight, and carry off the cash.
The Athletic Club, of Philadelphia, has
been sold by Messers. Scharzig, Simmons
u Mason, to a stock company for $4,000.
This base ball club was organized in 1868.
1t won the championship of America in
1871. Anson of Chicago, was at one time a
member of it, and left it in 1876, when 1t
went under. 1t was reorganized, however,
and Joined the American Association.
No league ball players have signed as
yet. The reasons are, that the clubs do
not wish to advance money, and that the
players do not wish to sign present con-
tracts. There is a we'll founded rumor that
Clarkson will play with Boston next year.